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Ashok Singhal was an Indian social activist and the former president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). He was born on 27 September 1926 in Agra, United Provinces, British India. He was educated at the University of Allahabad, where he obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Singhal was a key figure in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, which sought to build a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram at the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. He was also a vocal advocate of the Hindutva ideology, which seeks to promote Hinduism as a way of life. Singhal was the president of the VHP from December 2011 until his death in November 2015. During his tenure, he was credited with expanding the organization's reach and influence. He was also a vocal critic of the Indian government's policies towards minorities, particularly Muslims. Singhal was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, in 2004. He died on 17 November 2015 at the age of 89.

Popular As Ashok Singhal
Occupation Leader of Vishva Hindu Parishad
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 27 September, 1926
Birthday 27 September
Birthplace Agra, United Provinces, British India
Date of death (2015-11-17) Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Died Place Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Nationality India

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2015

He died on 17 November 2015 at Medanta Medicity hospital in Gurgaon, aged 89. On 1 October 2015, the book Hindutva Ke Purodha was released and officially launched by the then Home Minister of India, Rajnath Singh. The book describes all dedications to his political party and India. This was written by Mahesh Bhagchandaka.

1998

During the tenure of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1998-2004), the pair of Vajpayee and Singhal fell out when he felt that NDA Government of Vajpayee was not taking any further steps in building Ram Mandir.

1989

Ashok Singhal was true Hindu and openly promoted his views. In every public meeting after 1989, wherever he gave speech, there was definitely talks of Hindu and of Hindu's interest.

1984

Singhal was a key organiser of the first VHP Dharma Sansad in 1984 held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, attracting hundreds of sadhus and Hindu notables to discuss the issues of rejuvenating Hinduism. The movement for reclaiming the Ram Janmabhoomi temple was born here. Singhal soon became the chief architect of the movement.

1981

After the Meenakshipuram conversions in 1981, Singhal moved to the VHP as the joint general secretary. After noting the main grievance of the Dalit communities in the area as being access to temples, VHP built 200 temples specifically for Dalits. He says that the conversions stopped afterwards.

1950

Singhal was born in Agra. His father Mr Mahavir Singh Singhal(Vill Bijoli, atrauli, District Aligarh) was an ICS (Indian Civil Service) government official. He had six brothers and a sister. His elder brothers were Vinod P Singhal Retd as Chief Secretary State of Tripura, Pramod P Singhal a businessman based in Udaipur, Anand P Singhal a senior officer in the Defence Ministry and his younger brothers were, BP Singhal, former DGP, UP Police and BJP Rajya Sabha MP, Piyush Singhal a businessman based in Mumbai and Vivek Singhal a businessman based in Delhi. His sister, Usha Rani Singhal was also a sangh pracharak and led the women front. Singhal received a bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Benaras Hindu University Institute of Technology in 1950.

1942

Ashok Singhal joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1942 under tutelage of Balasaheb Deoras. After obtaining a degree in Engineering, he opted to become a full-time pracharak. He worked in various locations around Uttar Pradesh, becoming a prant pracharak for Delhi and Haryana. In 1980, he was deputed to the VHP, becoming its joint general secretary. In 1984, he became its general secretary and, later, the working president, a role in which he continued till 2011.

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